Green aurorae unfurl above Vatnajökull, Iceland’s largest glacier, in this spellbinding photo by French photographer Stéphane Vetter.
Photo featured by kind permission of Stéphane Vetter
Via NASA APOD points out a few more of the phenomena visible in this photo:
On the far right is a long and unusual lenticular cloud tinged with green light emitted from another aurora well behind it. Just above this lenticular cloud are unusual iridescent lenticular clouds displaying a broad spectral range of colors. Far beyond the lenticular is the setting Moon, while far beyond even the Moon are setting stars.
https://gizmodo.com/the-class-of-cloud-thats-often-mistaken-for-a-ufo-477385270
https://gizmodo.com/how-the-hell-is-this-photo-of-the-moon-even-possible-485869438
I had the pleasure of visiting Iceland for the first time earlier this year, and can confirm what these photos – and photos like them – suggest: that it is without question one of the most magical places on the planet (the mayor of Reykjavík, the country’s capital, is pretty magical, too). I was there in the summertime, so I didn’t get a chance to see any aurorae, but Vetter’s photos are a stunning reminder of why I’m excited to visit again, even in the dark winter months.
https://gizmodo.com/feast-your-eyes-on-a-rare-lunar-rainbow-against-the-n-5859772
https://gizmodo.com/and-now-the-mayor-of-icelands-capital-dressed-as-obi-w-5948287
